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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21
Oklahoma players and coaches met with the media Tuesday for the final time before they depart for the Insight Bowl on Dec. 25. Today's Sooner Report focuses on the defense, while tomorrow we'll bring you video and quotes from the offense.
One of the questions surrounding the Sooners is how motivated they will be for this game considering OU's high expectations entering the year. Players point to the opportunity to win 10 games, send the seniors out with a win and take some positive momentum into the offseason:
OU will be making the trip to Tempe without the services of a number of key players. While the losses do hurt, the Sooners know they must band together and continue moving forward:
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Head Coach Bob Stoops
"It won't erase anything, but you'd feel good about winning another bowl game. You'd feel good about winning your 10th game. It's still not going to give us a championship but in the end, it is always positive to end the year with a win."
Soph. DB Tony Jefferson
"We know we have to come together. We didn't have the season we wanted or expected, but we have to go into this bowl game and play our best. I think the guys are fired up, and I think we'll go into Tempe ready to play some football."
Junior LB Tom Wort
"We're chasing after our 10th win. Not many teams can say they get 10 wins in a season, so we're looking forward to the challenge. Winning this game would also help us out in the offseason with a positive attitude to start working on next year."
WHO'S IN/OUT
Coach Stoops said Monday that senior DE Frank Alexander is banged up but has been practicing and is improving. Meanwhile, fellow DE Ronnell Lewis will not be making the bowl trip for academic reasons.
BOWL GUIDE
The OU Athletics Communications office released its official Insight Bowl media guide earlier this week. View the 138-page publication here:
| TACKLE LEADERS |
| Aaron Colvin |
80 |
| Travis Lewis |
79 |
| Tony Jefferson |
67 |
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| TFL LEADERS |
| Frank Alexander |
18.0 |
| Ronnell Lewis |
13.0 |
| Corey Nelson |
8.0 |
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| SACK LEADERS |
| Frank Alexander |
8.5 |
| R. Lewis, Nelson |
5.5 |
| Tony Jefferson |
4.5 |
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| PBU LEADERS |
| Demontre Hurst |
10 |
| Jamell Fleming |
7 |
| Alexander, Colvin |
6 |
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| INT LEADERS |
| Tony Jefferson |
4 |
| Javon Harris |
3 |
| Six Players |
1 |
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| FF LEADERS |
| Frank Alexander |
3 |
| Four Players |
2 |
| Three Players |
1 |
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